title: [Two cases of lymphoepithelial cyst of the pancreas confirmed by contrast-enhanced endoscopic ultrasound].
abstract: We report our experience with two cases of lymphoepithelial cysts (LECs) of the pancreas. Both patients were in their sixties. Contrast-enhanced computed tomography revealed masses in the pancreas with multilocular cystic lesions. Endoscopic ultrasound (EUS) findings presented highly echo-dense structures in the cystic masses; however, contrast-enhanced EUS revealed only the septum inside each mass without enhancing the dense structures. Contrast-enhanced EUS was useful for defining the contents in the cystic lesions; therefore, it may be useful for the diagnosis of LEC.
authors.affiliation: Department of Gastroenterology & Hepatology, Okayama University Graduate School of Medicine, Dentistry, and Pharmaceutical Sciences.
authors.forename: Kazuyuki
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Matsumoto
authors.forename: Hironari
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Kato
authors.forename: Takeshi
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Tomoda
authors.forename: Ichiro
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Sakakihara
authors.forename: Yasuhiro
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Noma
authors.forename: Naoki
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Yamamoto
authors.forename: Takayuki
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Sonoyama
authors.forename: Koichiro
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Tsutsumi
authors.forename: Hiroshi
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Sadamori
authors.forename: Hiroyuki
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Okada
authors.forename: Takahito
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Yagi
authors.forename: Kazuhide
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Yamamoto
mesh_terms: D004452:Echocardiography; D019160:Endosonography / Q000379:methods*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D010181:Pancreatic Cyst / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*